I give up...

Deep Thought

Well the purchase of the IWC Spitfire Chrono just went south..

After all the negotiating , back and forth, the watch was sold to someone else, i assume the walked in with hard cash....

I give up

bogmanfan

Ah no, that's pretty s****y. :mad: Name and shame the culprit. Was it a store, or an individual? Either way, don't give up on the IWC. It's not that rare a watch, and another will be along soon enough...

Deep Thought wrote: »

Well the purchase of the IWC Spitfire Chrono just went south..

After all the negotiating , back and forth, the watch was sold to someone else, i assume the walked in with hard cash....

I give up

Homer

What's your budget for the IWC? Might know of somewhere with a reasonably priced model that you're looking for.

fishguy

Hi,

Don`t give up! There is the perfect IWC somewhere out there and it`s waiting for you.

G.

Deep Thought

Homer wrote: »

What's your budget for the IWC? Might know of somewhere with a reasonably priced model that you're looking for.

Hi

About 3K, would prefer something white / silver

bogmanfan

Deep Thought wrote: »

Hi

About 3K, would prefer something white / silver

Ahem...
http://www.adverts.ie/mens-watches/men-s-ebel-1911-discovery-chronograph/1894097

Deep Thought

bogmanfan wrote: »

Ahem...
http://www.adverts.ie/mens-watches/men-s-ebel-1911-discovery-chronograph/1894097

I was waiting for this to pop up...;):P

bogmanfan

Yep, after humming and hawing for a while, I finally got around to listing it this morning...

Deep Thought wrote: »

I was waiting for this to pop up...;):P

Marcusm

bogmanfan wrote: »

Ahem...
http://www.adverts.ie/mens-watches/men-s-ebel-1911-discovery-chronograph/1894097

Not really in the same league, IMO.

Marcusm

Deep Thought wrote: »

Hi

About 3K, would prefer something white / silver

How about this from the same family?

http://www.watches.co.uk/watch/12623s/iwc-fliegerchronograph-iw3706/


Ths one might take a bit of negotiation

http://www.watches.co.uk/watch/13265s/iwc-spitfire-chronograph-70th-anniversary-limited-edition-iw370632/

bogmanfan

I agree, but not in the same price bracket either

Marcusm wrote: »

Not really in the same league, IMO.

paddyh117

Why give up? as someone said not hard to find

here's one that took me about 10 seconds to find on Chrono24


http://www.chrono24.com/en/iwc/pilot-spitfire-chronograph-automatic--id2068495.htm?query=IWC+spitfire+chronograph&dosearch=true&searchexplain=1&resultview=list&goal_suggest=1&SETLANG=en_US&SETCURR=EUR&dosearch=true&urlSubpath=/search/index.htm

Deep Thought

paddyh117 wrote: »

Why give up? as someone said not hard to find

here's one that took me about 10 seconds to find on Chrono24

Cheers...Was more p1ss3d off at being let down.

Any opinions on Chrono24 ? Reputable?

paddyh117

I've never used them, so I’m sure some of the other guys will be more knowledgeable, however, my understanding is they just host the sellers - but some of the sellers are there years, and have physical shops, so once you see who's selling it, you can then do your research from there on that seller I’d imagine.

bogmanfan

That's my understanding also. It's just a forum for people or shops to advertise their sales. You're still dealing with the seller, and Chrono24 won't be involved in any way. Like WUS, timezone etc do your research on the seller.

paddyh117 wrote: »

I've never used them, so I’m sure some of the other guys will be more knowledgeable, however, my understanding is they just host the sellers - but some of the sellers are there years, and have physical shops, so once you see who's selling it, you can then do your research from there on that seller I’d imagine.

paddyh117

I think there is some comeback in that Chrono24 will help with disputes etc. not exactly sure, but read something along those lines on TZ recently

Zagato

Hey DT did you ever get a chrono in the finish? There is an Heuer Autavia on WUS (Europe) for €1900 (negotiable). Original box, strap and plexiglass.


image from WUS